Hopatcong man arrested and charged with DWI, other offenses

HOPATCONG — Shawn Lynch, 46, of Brooklyn-Stanhope Road, Hopatcong, was arrested here and charged with driving while under the influence and other offenses after Patrolman Snyder stopped his car on Wednesday, March 28 just before midnight for failing to keep right.

Officer Snyder was behind Lynch's vehicle on Lakeside Boulevard and said he saws it going over the double yellow lines. Snyder stopped it in the QuickChek parking lot. Lynch was given field sobriety tests, failed and was arrested and taken to headquarters for breath testing and processing

He was charged with DWI, reckless driving, failure to keep right and not maintaining his car’s lights, then released to a family member.